Veteran Australia VMA host
Ashlee Simpson helped
Pete Wentz shoot down
the rocky marriage rumors last night while he hosted the annual MTV bash in Sydney.
Grabbing her rocker hubby by the collar, the singer and
maybe-actress
provided a very public display of affection for the defenseless
audience. "Sorry we haven't seen each other in a while," she justified. And because
nothing is
TMI for the
pants-sharing couple, she added, "we're going to find a
quiet place to go fornicate." Hey, at least she incorporated some Bible language -
Joe Simpson would be proud.
It was
kind of a manic night for Mr. Wentz, who bagged a Best Rock Video Award and later dove off stage while the
Kaiser Chiefs were performing.
The Killers opened the show, followed by performances by
The Fray, Mauboy, Sia, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon (via satellite), and
Vanilla Ice, who revived his classic hit "Ice Ice Baby." Australians do love them nineties.
Pink's
divorce anguish earned her Best Video for "So What" while
Katy Perry was crowned Breakthrough Artist and Australia's
Sneaky Sound System won the Independent Spirit Award.
VMA princess Britney Spears also got some love, nabbing the Best Moves trophy - though of course she was too
busy touring and
texting Adnan Ghalib to fly down under.
No word on how
Audrina Patridge handled the red carpet, but good news: no
Tara Reid-like nip-slip as of yet.
Gallery Info:
Pete Wentz and
Ashlee Simpson at the MTV Australia Awards 2009
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